I first saw Welsh love spoons
at a Christmas Bazaar at Ramstein Airbase in Germany in 1996.
There was a booth there called the "Love Spoon
Gallery". She had many beautiful spoons in different styles
and woods. My wife saw one that she liked, but I said I would
carve it for her instead of buying it. We saw the same lady again
at Ramstein two years later. My wife wondered when I was going to
carve the spoon that I said I would carve two years ago? Two
weeks later she finally had her spoon. I had told the owner of
the Love spoon gallery that I was a carver. She wasn't offended
at all at this and even suggested that I try and do some. She
also showed me some special spoons she had in the back of the
booth. They were very ornate and expensive.

I've done a few more spoons that what's on the page here. I'll try and get the other ones up soon. The basic designs are from carvers in Wales. These spoons range from 9"-11" in length.

This is the spoon that
my wife was so patient
about. It is basswood stained
with Minwax Early American
stain.

I carved this
spoon for a friend that was moving back to
the States. It is basswood with a
tung oil varnish finish. I carved the
spiral rosette before I cut out the
spoon.

This was for my
parent's 57th wedding anniversary. It
is Panamanian mahogany
with a tung oil varnish
finish.

I carved this one for
our 20th wedding anniversary.
This one was on time! It is also
mahogany with a tung oil varnish
finish.